Michigan Daily coverage of the Iowa Game

The Daily had a couple of articles about Michigan's loss to Iowa in the second round of the tourney:

The Wolverines had trouble penetrating into the lane, especially with center Krista Phillips on the bench for much of the second half.

She was taken out after playing weak defense against the Hawkeye forwards in the first half. But without her in the game, Michigan's interior offense down low was nonexistent.

The Wolverines scored just four points in the paint in the second half and allowed Iowa to pick up 14 offensive rebounds for the game while getting just five of their own. The Hawkeyes' second-chance points made a 16-point difference in the game.

"They were obviously a lot bigger than some of our guards, so we just had a hard time when we got into the lane," junior Carly Benson said. "We were doing a pretty good job getting to the basket. We just were getting our shots blocked and getting pretty physical, so we weren't getting many rebounds after we shot it."

and:

"We just couldn't score," Michigan coach Kevin Borseth said. "We couldn't find any rhythm, and what we do is just so predicated on having players that can create for themselves."

While the Michigan offense struggled to find a rhythm, the defense had trouble making stops early. Whether it was Iowa guard Kristi Smith scoring triples or forward Johanna Solverson driving straight to the hoop, the Wolverines couldn't handle the Hawkeyes' size and balanced attack.